Chelsea lost their first game of pre-season as a near full-strength line-up was well beaten 3-0 by Werder Bremen at the Weserstadion in Germany. It was a game that saw Didier Drogba making his first appearance since re-signing for Chelsea.
Belgian goalkeeper Thibault Courtois made his first appearance in a Chelsea shirt as he started in goal, but he could do little as Bremen took a two-goal lead into the break.
Thibaut Courtois makes a save in Chelsea's 0-3 loss to Werder Bremen
Dutch star Eljero Elia opened the scoring from the penalty spot on 18 minutes after Blues captain John Terry was penalised for handling the ball.
Ludovic Obraniak's header then doubled the hosts' advantage just before the break as he punished some static Chelsea defending.
Courtois makes a brillant save
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho brought Chelsea legend Didier Drogba on for the second half - as he replaced Diego Costa - but Chelsea again made little impact after the break as Werder extended their lead with a second penalty.
Cesc Fabregas in action for Chelsea in the friendly against Werder Bremen
Eden Hazard and John Obi Mikel also played their first minutes of pre-season, with Petr Cech replacing Courtois in goal for the second half.
Nathan Ake was harshly ruled to have conceded a foul and Felix Kroos - brother of Toni - slotted home from 12 yards.
Chelsea have two matches remaining of their pre-season, with games against Ferencvaros and Real Sociedad to come before they open their Premier League campaign at Burnley.
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